# Badge guitar solo

> Eric Clapton's guitar solo on Badge by Cream (1969) starts at about 1:46. From the album Goodbye. Ranked #559 of all time across 80 lists.

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Cream, 1969, from *Goodbye*. Solo by *Eric Clapton*.

Co-written with George Harrison, it is remembered for the Leslie-treated arpeggio bridge and a concise, melodic solo that serves the song perfectly.

Badge by Cream is ranked #559 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Eric Clapton and the song was released in 1969. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #162 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Cream Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/cream-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [The Best Eric Clapton Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/eric-clapton-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #162

### Who played the guitar solo on Badge?

Eric Clapton played the solo on Cream's Badge (1969).

### Where does Badge rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#559 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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